Sigi Regency

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. The principal town lies at Sigi Biromaru.

Sigi Regency Kabupaten Sigi
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Mareso Masagena (Kaili) (Difficult and Happy to be Together)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Sigi Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Sigi Regency Sigi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Sigi Biromaru
Government
• Regent	Muhammad Irwan Lapata
• Vice Regent	Paulina
Area
• Total	5,196.02 km^2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	215,030
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 451
Website	sigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency was one of the areas in northwest Sulawesi most affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Dozens of people were reported to have been killed by the earthquake and there were reports of "massive liquification" which caused homes to be swept away.

Prince and princess of Kulawi

Marego dancers in Kulawi

Woman in traditional dress in Kulawi

Conflicts

Following religious conflicts in the neighbouring Poso Regency, the Indonesia government mounted Operation Tinombala in early 2016 to combat local terrorist activities carried out by the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (Mujahiddin Indonesian Timur, or MIT) in the province.[1] In late November 2020, there were indications that the conflict had spread into Sigi Regency when four residents of remote Lembantongoa village were killed in an apparent terrorist attack attributed to MIT.[2] Indonesia's senior Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister Mahfud MD issued a statement saying that the government was committed to tracking down those responsible for the murders and the accompanying destruction.

Administration

The Sigi Regency was divided at 2010 into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations.[3]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010
Pipikoro	977.74	7,817
Kulawi Selatan (South Kulawi)	431.86	8,473
Kulawi	1,077.72	14,172
Lindu	577.87	4,690
Nokilalaki	75.33	5,626
Palolo	645.72	27,385
Gumbasa	201.27	11,682
Tanambulava	58.44	7,866
Dolo Selatan (South Dolo)	583.52	14,448
Dolo Barat (West Dolo)	91.06	12,576
Dolo	56.11	20,591
Sigi Biromaru	304.17	42,857
Marawola	38.66	20,991
Kinovaro	60.34	9,474
Marawola Barat (West Marawola)	166.46	6,382

References

1. Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, 'Reevaluate Operation Tinambala after Sigi attack: Analysts', The Jakarta Post, 9 December 2020.
2. Any Rufaedah and Idhamsyah Eka Putra, 'IS replication in Indonesia and counterterrism after the Sigi attack', East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 9 January 2012. See also Rizki Rachriansyah, 'Four killed in alleged MIT attack in Sigi, reigniting concerns over sectarian conflict', The Jakarta Post, 29 November 2020.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011 & 2016.